Greetings: May was a bit of a nightmare, and I am hoping that June will be much better. I did not get far along in any of my projects, but I am hopeful with the new month. I have changed up some of my artwork because people were complaining that the images were too small. Keep in mind that if you have a favorite image I would be more than happy to supply you with a master copy which is much larger, but of course there is a price. If you are interested, tell me which one you want and I will tell you the price.
June 01, 2025
Be the bum once in a while...
There was no real work today, and the car did not move, but it did get a bath and vacuumed. I prepped everything for the week to come and mentally prepared myself to attack the weak with a vengeance. I have my fingers crossed for a decent week.
Close, but not done...
The weekend has been very short compared to what I usually have available, but I did my best to get things done. You would have to look back at the last day of last month to see what I did yesterday, and today I took care of the car, attempted to move the climbing wall, cleaned up the garage, and made a half-hearted attempt at pepperoni bread. I used a new recipe for the pepperoni bread, and the crust came out horrible. It is still edible, but it is far from terrific. I finished out the artwork for the month, and you can see that above, and I opened up the novel, but I had too much of a headache to work on it. I am ready to tackle the month and see what June has in store.
The new week..
...let's do this...
June 02/, 2025
Ride hard young man...
I'm not sure who I'm kidding with the 'young man' comment period, because I'm feeling mighty old this week. I was out of the gate right on time this morning, and it was nonstop from beginning to end. For the most part, the riders were timid, but there were a few exceptions. I picked up a couple of young adults who are still riding the trump train and felt it necessary to preach, and I picked up a Bible thumper who felt the necessity to try and save my soul. Other than that, it was a standard 12 hours.
Already feeling it...
This week may become tedious because I'm already feeling the time passing. I put in a 12-hour workday today, but I didn't have time before work to get anything done. When I got home, I was exhausted, so I ate dinner nice and early, watched Stargate, and then headed off to bed. I am running ahead at work, I think. I will not be sure until I check on Wednesday, but it feels like I'm ahead. This week, I think I'm just going to try to push through and see how that works out.
June 03/, 2025
The non-stop ride...
I pushed through the day, starting right on time and running right until the limits of my legal time. The riders were outstanding today, and we even had several good conversations. That was a delightful change from what it had been lately, as the quality of riders over the past couple of weeks has been mostly people on edge. But today was OK, and I will take it.
The edge...
It's not even midweek yet, and I'm feeling it seriously. I was up a little late, but I made it out the door on time. I pushed through the work day and hit right to the limit before heading home. I made a cup of coffee and started my potatoes for dinner, planning to go right to sleep. But life is a fickle mistress, and I got a call that the Spark had died. I knew it had a failing battery, but that little Chevy decided to choose an abysmal day to break down. I went to Walmart, grabbed the battery, and took it to AutoZone to swap it out. That solves the problem, but there is still a minor engine issue that we need to address.
Back at the house, I continued my coffee and potato ritual, but the wind was out of my sails, and it was time to get ready to go to bed. I still have a very long list of things that I want to get done, and it seems like every time I try, something jumps in the way to block me. But I forge onward and into the land of Morpheus for the night.
Da hump boss,..
...da hump...
June 04/, 2025
A bit left, a bit right...
Boy, today was all over the place. It was like facing a mountain range with peaks and valleys. I started the day with an ex-con and recent amputee trying to get home. I ended the day with a trucker from West Memphis trying to get to the airport. The amputee did not know how to operate his wheelchair, and the trucker did not want a ride to the airport to rent a car because he had heard that they were often out of stock. If it was not for several delays along the way, it would have been an excellent day. However, I have noticed one thing: the lower the fare, the more people drag their feet. If it is an expensive ride, the person is waiting at the curb. If it's an inexpensive ride, I have to wait quite a while. I have noticed this for a while now.
I pushed through the day with vigor, but it was like trying to run in mud. Every time I felt that I was getting ahead, I would get knocked back two places. I am still ahead for the week and will be able to shift over to the secondary company sometime on Friday, but the exact timing is uncertain. I'm not nearly as far ahead as I thought I was. But I will keep the faith.
Getting Tired...
I am facing the tired side of myself. Every day seems like a fight, and there is nothing wrong with a good fight, but not when it happens every day. There has to be a time when I can lay down my arms and relax. I do not see that day on the horizon.
I pushed through today, with very little time in the morning because I got up late, and no time to stop for lunch. It made me very ornery. The work day was full of both good and bad, and that kept things quite level. When I got home, I had quite an annoyance because my nails started to pop off. Don't worry, folks, they were fake nails. But they looked so good. Before I was done eating my dinner, all but two of them had popped off, so I took the remaining two off as well. By the time I finished dinner, which was mid-afternoon, I had no energy to get anything else done, and I headed off to bed. I hope to get a good reset done sometime this weekend. I am grinding my gears.